III Latin-American WAAS Meeting : Democracy, Artificial Intelligence and Global Economy

Organizing Committee:

• Danielle Sandi Pinheiro
• Heron José Gordilho
• Manuelita Hermes
• Neantro Saavedra-Rivano
• Saulo Casali Bahia

The organizers of the III Latin-American WAAS Meeting decided to dedicate the panels for the themes of Democratic crisis in the Americas, Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and the crisis of multilateralism and prospects for regional integration, highlighting the problems related to democracy, artificial intelligence and the global economy in the present and the coming years.

The conferences will be held in English. The sessions will be conducted on-line.

PROGRAM (preliminary)

August 11^th, 2025 – MONDAY – (14h/16h BRT) (19h/21h CET)

Opening Session

• Garry Jacobs (USA) (on behalf of the WAAS)
• Neantro Saavedra-Rivano (Chile) (on behalf of the Organizing Committee)

Session 1 – Democratic crisis in the Americas

• Moderator: Danielle Sandi Pinheiro and Heron Gordilho
• Speaker presentation time (each): 15-20min
• Presentations by the panelists
• Saulo Casali Bahia (Brazil)
• Alberto Zucconi (Italy)
• Manuelita Hermes (Brazil)
• Ralph Wolff (USA)
• Ilton Norberto Robi Filho (Brazil)
• Kenneth Williams (USA)
• Discussion and Questions

August 12^th, 2025 – TUESDAY – (14h/16h BRT) (19h/21h CET)

Session 2 – Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

• Moderator: Manuelita Hermes and Neantro Saavedra-Rivano
• Speaker presentation time (each): 15-20min
• Presentations by the panelists
• Heron José Gordilho (Brazil)
• Phoebe Kondouri (Greece)
• Tainá Junquilho (Brazil)
• Laura Schertel (Brazil)
• Leopoldo Costa (Brazil)
• Alexander Zidansek (Slovenia)
• Discussion and Questions

August 13^th, 2025 – WEDNESDAY – (14h/16h BRT) (19h/21h CET)

Session 3 – The crisis of multilateralism and prospects for regional integration

• Moderator: Manuelita Hermes and Saulo Casali Bahia
• Speaker presentation time (each): 15-20min
• Presentations by the panelists
• Danielle Sandi Pinheiro (Brazil)
• Neantro Saavedra-Rivano (Chile)
• Fadwa El Guindi (Egypt)
• Rosalía Arteaga Serrano (Ecuador)
• Discussion and Questions

Closing Session

• Organizing Committee